• Abu Mari, a Syrian Bedouin livestock farmer who raises camels, goats and sheep, poses with two lambs in the village of Ghezlaniah, in the Badia region, south-east of Syria's capital Damascus. AFP
    Abu Mari, a Syrian Bedouin livestock farmer who raises camels, goats and sheep, poses with two lambs in the village of Ghezlaniah, in the Badia region, south-east of Syria's capital Damascus. AFP
  • A goat belonging to farmer Abu Mari, in Syria's Badia region. The desert and steppe region runs from Damascus to the border with Iraq. AFP
    A goat belonging to farmer Abu Mari, in Syria's Badia region. The desert and steppe region runs from Damascus to the border with Iraq. AFP
  • Syrian cattle farmer Saleh Farah, also known as 'Abu Ahmed', poses with his family at his farm in the village of Al Hayjana, in the Badia region. Badia was popular for grazing but Syria's decade-long civil war has turned it into a no-go zone. AFP
    Syrian cattle farmer Saleh Farah, also known as 'Abu Ahmed', poses with his family at his farm in the village of Al Hayjana, in the Badia region. Badia was popular for grazing but Syria's decade-long civil war has turned it into a no-go zone. AFP
  • Farmer Mohammad Saasani, also known as 'Abu Qasim', tends to his flock of sheep and goats in Ghezlaniah, in the Badia region. Before the civil war, the region supplied 70 per cent of feed for Syria's livestock, according to the agriculture ministry. AFP
    Farmer Mohammad Saasani, also known as 'Abu Qasim', tends to his flock of sheep and goats in Ghezlaniah, in the Badia region. Before the civil war, the region supplied 70 per cent of feed for Syria's livestock, according to the agriculture ministry. AFP
  • The son of Syrian farmer Abu Qasim poses with lambs from his family's flock. AFP
    The son of Syrian farmer Abu Qasim poses with lambs from his family's flock. AFP
  • The Badia region is now used as a launchpad for attacks by ISIS extremists, denying farmers their main source of grazing. AFP
    The Badia region is now used as a launchpad for attacks by ISIS extremists, denying farmers their main source of grazing. AFP
  • The wife of cattle farmer Abu Ahmed milks a cow at their cowshed in the village of Al Hayjana, in Syria's Badia region. AFP
    The wife of cattle farmer Abu Ahmed milks a cow at their cowshed in the village of Al Hayjana, in Syria's Badia region. AFP

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Syrian Bedouin livestock farmers and their animals - in pictures

Cows, camels, goats and sheep are raised by the farmers in the country's Badia region

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May 08, 2021

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